Once Upon a Time in Moberly

Thursday

Feb 7, 2013 at 2:00 PM

Moberly's history

Debbie Fitzpatrick

Thursday, February 7, 1963•Forty-seven students at Moberly Junior High School qualified for the Scholarship Society this year. They include Mike Blake, Jay Weaver, Mark Ensign, Jim Smith, Richard Noel, Ricky Roberts, David Littrell, Aubrey VanHouten, Dale Riley, Steve Lee, Bill Rutledge, Phillip Ireland, Charles Adolf, Miss Mary E. Sharp, Carolyn Mulnix, Krissy Haynes, Elaine Williams, Bonnee Crosswhite, Sharon McCoy, Connie Kirkendoll, Sharon Dawson, Becky Copeland, Janice Orton, Linda Featherston, Jean Wehmeyer, Janet Colley, Sarah Wolkowitz, Susan Farris, Carol Kirkendoll, Ladonna McBride, Linda Kindell, Roberta Robb, Susie Harris, Sherri Brandow, Marjorey Hunter, Carol Sittler, Lea Ann Thorpe, Doris Varns, Sharon IntVeld, Carolyn Edwards, Carolyn Perry, Debbie Miller, Kelene Davis, Pat Freeman, Bonnie Slavens, Paula Hill, Marilyn Bell, Patty Ray, Madelyn Stabs and Karen Johnson.•The 8-cylinder OHV engine with automatic transmission has been presented for classroom use to Moberly Junior College by the Ford Motor Co. Included in a photo at the exchange were Steve Singleton, automotive mechanics instructor; Tom Miller, general manager, Moberly Motor Co., Ford agency; Jack Van Cleve, president of the school board; and Roy Buntin, dean of the college.Sunday, February 7, 1988•Temperatures in the Moberly area plunged below zero Friday night and at 7:30 a.m. Saturday registered a minus six. The cold temperatures have created problems for motorists. •Eleven new voters were added to the county list at a voter registration conducted at MTCM Friday afternoon. League of Women volunteers under the supervision of County Clerk Dottie Wilson conducted the registration. Previously nine League members finished a voter seminar conducted by the county clerk and assisted in registration of seven voters at the DuPont Plant and 108 during a two-day period at Wal-Mart. Featured in the photo were a voter who was getting attention from League registrants Betty Blaeuer, Mindy Shepherd and Judy Moon.Friday, February 7, 2003•The annual Redono Auction will be held in February and the excitement of gathering special items is mounting. St. Pius X Kindergarten student Sammy Carter was shown in a photo holding a special autographed ball signed by none other than famous baseball catcher and manager Yogi Berra. While attending the Macy's Thanksgiving parade in New York, Sammy, along with his brother Jake, and parents Chuck and Robyn Carter visited the Mont Clair Museum where Yogi's son Ti had his father sign the baseball. The ball will come complete with a letter of authenticity and will be sold during the auction.Thursday, February 7, 2008•Northeast R-IV courtwarming candidates include Jennifer Palmatory, junior; Michaela Bearley, Erin Denney, Lacy Moore, Haley McBeth, seniors and Rachael Thomas, junior, and Brandon Sumpter, junior; C.J. Garrison, Jacob Ragsdale, Cody Cooley, Blake Wilson, seniors and Joey Roth, junior; Shawn McCormick and Paige Keller, freshmen; Ben Freitag, Dakota Schleiermacher, Soyeon Kim and Allison Moret, sophomores; and Shelby Creed and Dakota Neal, freshmen. The Bearcats will match up against Brunswick Friday night.•On Thursday, February 7, about 1 a.m., Moberly Police were notified by Columbia Police that officers from Columbia Police, Boone County Sheriff and the Missouri State Highway Patrol were pursuing a vehicle northbound on Highway 63. The information from the pursuing units indicated the driver of the vehicle was a parole absconder on an original charge of murder from the Kansas City area. The vehicle's front tires had been flattened by stop sticks in the Boone County area and the pursuit was continuing northbound on US 63 at speeds up to 80 mph. The driver was caught and arrested by Columbia officers and transported to Boone County where he has been charged with driving while suspended/revoked, felony resisting arrest, felony parole/probation warrant second degree trafficking in a controlled substance and careless and imprudent driving.